660647 Mon Oct 19 06:47:23 -0700 2009 8 45 Japan 0 5113874 The Miele Guide has announced its top five restaurants for Japan: 1. L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon (Tokyo) 2. Restaurant de Joel Robuchon (Tokyo) 3. L'Osier (Tokyo) 4. Roan Kikunoi (Kyoto) 5. The White Fox (Tokyo) (Robuchon also got the top two restaurants in Hong Kong, and the top pick for all of Asia.) [Moderators: please do us a favor and leave this in Japan (as you've done with Michelin discussions) rather than moving it to Media.] Mon Oct 19 06:47:23 -0700 2009 12676 Robb S 1 5115703 Yaaawnnn.... Mon Oct 19 17:14:33 -0700 2009 5113874 161889 Uncle Yabai 1 5116216 LOL Mon Oct 19 21:03:24 -0700 2009 5113874 226450 Notorious P.I.G. 2 5116406 This guide works on the voting, right ? Of how many ? The chowhound minority is more active, I think. Tue Oct 20 00:01:18 -0700 2009 5116216 1082452 Ninisix 1 5116521 No offense to the owner of the White Fox who is a nice guy, and the food is quite good, but among the 5 best in Japan, I don't think anyone in their right mind could claim that. Sounds like the Miele folks are confused. Tue Oct 20 04:38:10 -0700 2009 5113874 27532 steamer 1 5116588 Suspect most voters for Meile Guide (after all, it is a Singapore-based publication) are Singaporeans and expatriates living in Singapore and Hong Kong so this is not a niche that is familiar with the dining scene in Japan. Tue Oct 20 05:37:13 -0700 2009 5113874 130720 FourSeasons 2 5116945 What? Wouldn't you expect that out of the top 5 restaurants in Japan, 4 of them should be Western, and two of them belong to the same French chain? I think that makes perfect sense, don't you? Tue Oct 20 08:26:31 -0700 2009 5116588 161889 Uncle Yabai 3 5117016 Besides, I would much rather take advice from a French tire manufacturer than from a German appliance maker. The fit to the business of cuisine is just better. Tue Oct 20 08:46:39 -0700 2009 5116945 161889 Uncle Yabai 3 5118074 And don't forget, the best Japanese restaurant in Asia couldn't possibly be in Japan. Of course a HK branch of an American-based "chain" of Japanese restaurants would have better Japanese food than, say, any restaurant in Japan. I'm curious about White Fox. I'll have to do more research. Tue Oct 20 14:17:39 -0700 2009 5116945 55178 prasantrin